Description
IT OPERATIONAL SPECIALIST/SOFTWARE ENGINEERING/ITIL/SOA/CHANGE MANAGEMENT/NATO/SC CLEARED
RATE: €
LOCATION: MONS
CLEARANCE: NATO SECRET
Skills, knowledge, experience required:
* Experience (at least two years) in the following areas of Software Engineering:
* Application administration, operation and support
* Software maintenance and testing;
* Configuration management practices and tools;
* Agile software development methodologies
* Requirements elicitation and management;
Knowledge and experience in the following technologies:
* Web Services and SOA
* Application Server technologies,
* Multi-tiered, distributed systems,
* Relational data base management systems,
* Web authoring, design and administration tools;
* Application Lifecycle Management (Microsoft TFS, for example)
Knowledge of ITIL IT service management:
* Experience in IT Service Operation and Transition
* Incident and Problem Management and Request Fulfilment
* Change Management
* Release and Deployment Management
* Independent Test and Validation
* Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with good briefing skills;
Other desirable experience:
* Knowledge of military and/or civilian logistic processes and/or applications
* Cloud computing, SaaS
* Experience with the use of standard architecture frameworks;
* Experience with application support in low bandwidth/high latency networks
* Experience with Datamodelling of complex systems;
* Application management/development team work experience;
* Programming experience with languages and platforms, like Java, C#
* Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
* Ability to work in cross functional teams;
* Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT.
Duties/role
* Supports in-service operations of assigned system(s);
* Gathers and reports metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPls)
* Acts as Point of Contact with CIS Support Units (CSU) and other support staff for daily operations of the system
* Contributes to the NCI Agency communication with end users and operational sponsor(s)
* Actively contributes to the relevant projects or service operation across Service Lines where integration is required;
* Provides input to the preparation of functional and technical specifications for software and hardware with special focus on the SSBA SL domain;
* Provides professional and technical advice/support to the conception, development and co-ordination related to all aspects of software development within the SL projects or services;
* Creates briefings and delivers presentations;
* Acts as team leader for assigned engineers/contractors and provides guidance on technical aspects.
* Performs other duties as may be required.
Security clearance: NATO Secret
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.